Madder than Hatter [Wattys2017].

_ The Dark Queen! _

The First Act ~

• Kyle POV •

" Why do you always volunteer to be my partner?! ".

Her question caught me off guard so I blinked few times with an empty look on my face.
She stopped writing and stared at me, her eyes squinting slightly.

" If you are doing this out of sympathy then don't " she sternly added then waved her hand completing in a careless tone..

" I don't exactly enjoy your presence so you don't need to bother yourself ".

Feeling agitation rising up inside, I answered her in bored tone. "No I don't volunteer out of sympathy! " popping the first letter I furrowed my eyebrows .
She went back to her writing not wasting a glance in my direction. I frowned deeper crossing my arms while saying.
" Do you have a grudge against me?! "

* Yup I do * she sing -sang, for my eyes to widen in disbelief.
" What have I done to you?! " I asked, shock written all over my face.

I am sure that I have never done anything to gain her hatred; quite the opposite I did my best to keep a good demeanor despite her ever cold attitude.
" Nothing in particular ". She chirped and I groaned.
" Then why do you hate me?! " .
Her pen stopped scribbling in the note book looking at nowhere in particular she answered carelessly. " Your existence! " .
I lifted my eyebrows and spoke with disbelief.
" Excuse me?! " .
* Your existence, all of it to be exact * .
My mouth fell to the floor and I almost gasped, taking a deep breath I regained my composure then said in a normal tone..
" You are rude, you know that?! ".
" Yup I do ". She chirped with annoying delight, I furrowed my eyebrows deeper retorting " And weird too! " .

" I know ! " she answered amusement lacing her voice, so I rolled my eyes saying with the intentions of being mean ...
" That was not a compliment! ".

For the fourth time, she carelessly repeated. "I know! ".

And now I was at the end of my rope so I blurted in annoyance.

"You are even Madder than hatter! And more rude than him! " .

She looked at me with an arched eyebrow obviously feeling amused.

" You like fairy tales?!" She snorted " how childish! ".

I am sure a blush crept up my face even though I tried to keep a straight one while exclaiming "No I don't! " .
" Yes you do "she sing-sang while scribbling in her note book.
" No I don't " .
" Yes you do " .
Well let say we kept repeating this cycle till the end of the lecture and the minute in which the Prof dismissed us, I dashed toward the exit yelling for the last time.
" No I don't ".
Her voice was muffled by the noise in the corridor and I preferred pretending not to hear it or otherwise I will have to admit my bitter defeat!
Kicking my way to my locker I winced as I remembered the load of homework that awaits me.
"Darn it why did I choose this university again?! "
Yes it might be a top notch one, but why the heck does it have to live up to the name?! .

• P. Corner university •

I don't know what this P stands for, but I can make a wild guess ..
"Prestigious ".
Since it is a big facility, big is not quite the word let's say Huge.
It has a separate transport system, a lot of fields for different sports, swimming pools, forests, lakes even a planetarium.
Not to mention most of the students live in the dorms; saying dorms is belittling it, they are more like 5 stars hotels.
I am very sure NASA can turn this place into their HQ easily with all the wealth and tech found around here.